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Airbnb targeting key growth markets in Africa for sustainable tourism strategy
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfrica: Africa is becoming a key cornerstone of Airbnb’s sustainable tourism strategy with the continent containing three of its top growth markets, according to an official of the home-sharing service. More than 3.5 million customers have stayed with Airbnb hosts across the continent since the company began operating there, with roughly half of those coming […]
Airbnb hosts in Greece required to submit short-term rental tax declarations
Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: Greek short-term rental hosts have until 30 November to submit cumulative rental tax declarations in an electronic registry of the country’s independent authority for public revenue (AADE). Operators leasing their homes for accommodation purposes are being reminded they must submit the declarations per property leased for the running year following the departure of the […]
Interview: Andy McNulty, CEO of digital guest guidebook Touch Stay
Reading Time: 3 minutesShortTermRentalz speaks to Andy McNulty, CEO of digital guest guidebook Touch Stay, after the company announced it was teaming up with StayinBath.org to create a travel app which encourages local spending. What makes Touch Stay’s travel app unique and how will it ensure that tourists are spending their money locally? The unique element here is […]
Louise Birritteri: mind the insurance gap if you are a vacation rental host
Reading Time: 4 minutesShortTermRentalz spoke to Louise Birritteri, CEO of Inlet, to discuss the insurance gap in the emerging short-term rental market. The massive increase in usage of platforms such as Airbnb and HomeAway to access alternative accommodation to hotels and guest houses has been well documented over the last couple of years. But what perhaps has not […]
Las Vegas to decide on implementing short-term rental restrictions or bans
Reading Time: 2 minutesLas Vegas: In January, Las Vegas will welcome over 180,000 visitors to its annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) — the world’s largest tech innovation event. But as Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, reports, if Las Vegas wants to grow events like that, it will have to expand its base […]
Vacasa expanding into urban short-term rental market with Vacasa Multifamily
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: Vacasa is entering the multifamily market with Vacasa Multifamily by targeting developers and property owners who want to convert vacant units into stable revenue. Joshua Viner, senior manager of Vacasa Multifamily, said: “We’re excited to bring our decade-long property management experience to the multifamily space and offer diverse inventory for business and leisure travellers, […]
STRz top 10 predictions for the short-term rental industry in 2019
Reading Time: 6 minutesAfter Michael Goldin shared his predictions ahead for the vacation rental industry, it is the turn of ShortTermRentalz to gaze into its crystal ball to predict what the top 10 trends will be in the sector in 2019. 1) The OTA v direct booking battle looks set to heat up The OTA vs direct booking […]
Christchurch Airbnb operators face paying $1000 bill or getting a permit
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Zealand: Christchurch homeowners renting entire properties on Airbnb may have to get a permit under updated council short-term rental regulations. On Wednesday, Christchurch’s regulatory performance committee discussed applying a business rate on whole properties used for hosting short-term guests on Airbnb for four or more months a year, or a potential permit system. The […]
San Francisco Airbnb landlords agree to pay $2.25 million for illegal renting
Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Francisco: A San Francisco couple has paid $2.25 million to settle claims they ran an illegal hotel chain through the vacation rental platform Airbnb. Landlords Darren and Valerie Lee agreed to pay the cash to cover fines and investigation costs after offering 14 apartments as short-term rentals instead of lawfully renting the units to […]
Prague residents call for increased regulation of short-term rental services
Reading Time: 3 minutesPrague: Prague may have become Europe’s fifth favourite tourist destination but its residents are petitioning for increased regulation of Airbnb in the city. They blame services like Airbnb for fuelling a 50 per cent jump in property values since 2013 and have called for the local government to raise taxes, tighten rules and limit the […]